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Chloroform

- Mar 23, 2018 -

Also known as chloroform, molecular formula: CHCl3, molecular weight 119.378, colorless, transparent, volatile liquid at room temperature, has a special sweet odor, boiling point 61.2 °C, melting point -63.5 °C, slightly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol, acetaldehyde Solvents such as benzene, etc., are anesthetic, non-flammable, in contact with the flame to burn, release phosgene, poor stability, thermal decomposition above 450°C, chlorination in one step to carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), narcotic . The maximum allowable concentration in the air is 240mg/m3.

Uses: Mainly used as raw material of R22, used in pharmaceutical industry for methyl triethyl ester, hydrocortisone, corpus luteum, alkaloid, natural caffeine extractant, as well as anesthetic agent of veterinary medicine and solvent of vat dye Wait.